With Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins unofficially tying Ty Cobb’s record of 4,191 career hits (1,278 in Japan, 2,913 in MLB) on Friday night, he was also continuing to use his legs to motor into exclusive company. With 496 career stolen bases entering play yesterday, Suzuki was four steals from entering an exclusive club of MLB players with at least 2,900 hits and 500 thefts.
Here’s the cast of Hall of Famers Suzuki would join:
Player Hits SB
Ty Cobb 4,191 901
Honus Wagner 3,430 724
Paul Molitor 3,319 504
Eddie Collins 3,313 743
Rickey Henderson 3,055 1,406
Lou Brock 3,023 938
Barry Bonds 2,935 514
Ichiro Suzuki *2,913 496
*—Totals through Friday
-COMPILED BY MICHAEL SILVERMAN/SOURCE: ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU